The Blazers continue to talk extension with LaMarcus Aldridge, even though things have moved slowly.

?LaMarcus, his agent, myself, (Blazers president) Larry Miller have met," said Kevin Pritchard. "We?ll continue to meet. We want LaMarcus here long-term. It?s a complicated process. I said that with Brandon (Roy). A lot of people think it?s just immediately (that) you just sign the numbers and it?s done. And it?s not that. But I think ? the key point ? is we knew how important Brandon was and we took care of that. We know how important LaMarcus is. We?re going to take care of that. And we?re going to give every effort we possibly can to get a deal done. That is our goal. That is my goal, that is Larry?s goal, that is (coach Nate McMillan?s) goal and that?s important for us.

?We?re very blessed. And here?s the thing. We have an owner who wants to succeed, but he also wants to succeed the right way. And that means you gotta look at your finances and try to do it as best you can. But we?ve proven year after year after year if you do what?s best for this organization, we will take care of you. So our goal is to get a deal done with LaMarcus.?